Latest content added for The Portal to Texas History Partner: The University of Texas-Pan Americanhttps://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/partners/PANAM/browse/?sort=added_a&fq=untl_decade:1920-19292006-05-30T10:23:53-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing The Portal to Texas History Partner: The University of Texas-Pan AmericanSouthwestern Land Co. excursion party in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas cotton field2006-05-30T09:29:59-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14497/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14497/"><img alt="Southwestern Land Co. excursion party in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas cotton field" title="Southwestern Land Co. excursion party in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas cotton field" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14497/small/"/></a></p><p>Excursion party posing in a cotton field</p>Southwestern Land Co. excursion at Sharyland - the home of the grape fruit2006-05-30T09:33:04-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14496/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14496/"><img alt="Southwestern Land Co. excursion at Sharyland - the home of the grape fruit" title="Southwestern Land Co. excursion at Sharyland - the home of the grape fruit" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14496/small/"/></a></p><p>Excursion party standing in front of the Shary Lake by the Shary house. Cars along the left side of the photo on Shary Boulevard.</p>Excursion party of the Southwestern Land Co. at Sharyland2006-05-30T09:36:03-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14495/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14495/"><img alt="Excursion party of the Southwestern Land Co. at Sharyland" title="Excursion party of the Southwestern Land Co. at Sharyland" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14495/small/"/></a></p><p>Excursion party posing in front of the Charles Volz home</p>Southwestern Land Co. of Sharyland Texas excursion party... one million people in the Lower Rio Grande Valley by 19342006-05-30T09:44:04-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14492/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14492/"><img alt="Southwestern Land Co. of Sharyland Texas excursion party... one million people in the Lower Rio Grande Valley by 1934" title="Southwestern Land Co. of Sharyland Texas excursion party... one million people in the Lower Rio Grande Valley by 1934" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14492/small/"/></a></p><p>Excursion party posing in front of palm trees, roof top in center background</p>240 Acre citrus orchard on Sharyland tract2006-05-30T09:54:24-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14488/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14488/"><img alt="240 Acre citrus orchard on Sharyland tract" title="240 Acre citrus orchard on Sharyland tract" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14488/small/"/></a></p><p>Citrus orchard showing healthy and prosperous trees</p>Excursion party of the John H. Shary Land Company2006-05-30T09:56:48-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14487/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14487/"><img alt="Excursion party of the John H. Shary Land Company" title="Excursion party of the John H. Shary Land Company" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14487/small/"/></a></p><p>Panoramic photograph of a large group of people posing in front of the Sharyland train station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad; the train station later burned down. John Shary is labeled (third from the right). Also shows a dog with 10 legs - a product of the panoramic photo processing. Text at the bottom of the image says, "Excursion Party of the John H. Shary Land Co., Feb. 10, 1920." A label on the back of the photo says "Sharyland Mo Pac RR Station (later burned)"</p>Excursion party of the Southwestern Land Co. at Sharyland2006-05-30T10:09:51-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14483/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14483/"><img alt="Excursion party of the Southwestern Land Co. at Sharyland" title="Excursion party of the Southwestern Land Co. at Sharyland" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14483/small/"/></a></p><p>Excursion party posing in front of Shary house. Peter Bentsen labeled</p>Excursion party of the Southwestern Land Co. in the Rio Grande Valley2006-05-30T10:13:14-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14482/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14482/"><img alt="Excursion party of the Southwestern Land Co. in the Rio Grande Valley" title="Excursion party of the Southwestern Land Co. in the Rio Grande Valley" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14482/small/"/></a></p><p>Excursion party posing in a citrus field in Sharyland, Texas.</p>Southwestern Land Co. in Sharyland2006-05-30T10:17:16-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14481/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14481/"><img alt="Southwestern Land Co. in Sharyland" title="Southwestern Land Co. in Sharyland" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14481/small/"/></a></p><p>Excursion party posing to the left of Charles Volz's brick home</p>40 acres block Lot 426 on Taylor Boulevard pavement connecting to Mission and McAllen and all other parts of the Valley2006-05-30T10:23:53-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14479/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14479/"><img alt="40 acres block Lot 426 on Taylor Boulevard pavement connecting to Mission and McAllen and all other parts of the Valley" title="40 acres block Lot 426 on Taylor Boulevard pavement connecting to Mission and McAllen and all other parts of the Valley" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14479/small/"/></a></p><p>Panoramic photograph of a field ready for farming in Mission, Texas. There are surveyors standing on the left, farm house and cars shown on the right.</p>